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From: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
To: Bert Vermeulen <bert@biot.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
	devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>,
	soc@kernel.org, John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>,
	Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] ARM: dts: Add basic support for EcoNet EN7523
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2021 14:59:44 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YQ2iwIcSuDwcw/s5@robh.at.kernel.org> (raw)
Message-ID: <20210806205944.5ldZZBmFjjedlNZR5X2Z1Iin8dnqbEsBThC6alWlZM0@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d0ff051b-280c-4021-f4ee-7bfda5e356d3@biot.com>

On Wed, Aug 04, 2021 at 06:41:55PM +0200, Bert Vermeulen wrote:
> On 7/30/21 4:46 PM, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 03:45:50PM +0200, Bert Vermeulen wrote:
> > > +	timer {
> > > +		compatible = "arm,armv8-timer";
> > 
> > This should be "arm,armv7-timer".
> > 
> > > +		interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
> > > +		interrupts = <GIC_PPI 13 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(4) | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)>,
> > > +			     <GIC_PPI 14 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(4) | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)>,
> > > +			     <GIC_PPI 11 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(4) | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)>,
> > > +			     <GIC_PPI 10 (GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE(4) | IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)>;
> > 
> > GICv3 doesn't have a cpumask in its PPI description, so the
> > GIC_CPU_MASK_SIMPLE() bits should be removed.
> 
> Ok, will fix.
> 
> > > +		clock-frequency = <25000000>;
> > 
> > Please have your FW configure CNTFRQ on each CPU; the clock-frequency
> > property in the DT is a workaround for broken FW, and it's *vastly*
> > preferable for FW to configure this correctly (e.g. as it means VMs
> > should "just work").
> 
> I've since got hold of the modified U-Boot that runs on my eval board, and
> indeed it doesn't set CNTFRQ. So the kernel does need this, for the moment.

Can't you write CNTFRQ in the u-boot shell/script?

> I may get a chance to upstream support for this SoC in U-Boot, but I can't
> control what people are going to ship with their board. Is it ok to leave
> this in?

If they want a working upstream Linux, then you can control it.

I seem to recall this being rejected in other cases. That may have been 
on v8 which has taken stricter stances (but arguably any new v7 stuff 
should too).

Rob

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-08-06 21:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20210730134552.853350-1-bert@biot.com>
2021-07-30 13:45 ` [PATCH 3/5] ARM: dts: Add basic support for EcoNet EN7523 Bert Vermeulen
2021-07-30 13:45   ` Bert Vermeulen
2021-07-30 14:31   ` Linus Walleij
2021-07-30 14:31     ` Linus Walleij
2021-07-30 14:31     ` Linus Walleij
2021-07-30 14:53     ` Marc Zyngier
2021-07-30 14:53       ` Marc Zyngier
2021-08-01  9:07       ` Bert Vermeulen
2021-08-01  9:07         ` Bert Vermeulen
2021-08-01  9:07         ` Bert Vermeulen
2021-08-01  9:40         ` Arnd Bergmann
2021-08-01  9:40           ` Arnd Bergmann
2021-08-01  9:40           ` Arnd Bergmann
2021-08-01  9:50         ` Marc Zyngier
2021-08-01  9:50           ` Marc Zyngier
2021-07-30 14:45   ` Daniel Palmer
2021-07-30 14:45     ` Daniel Palmer
2021-07-30 14:45     ` Daniel Palmer
2021-07-30 14:46   ` Mark Rutland
2021-07-30 14:46     ` Mark Rutland
2021-08-04 16:41     ` Bert Vermeulen
2021-08-04 16:41       ` Bert Vermeulen
2021-08-06 20:59       ` Rob Herring [this message]
2021-08-06 20:59         ` Rob Herring
2021-07-30 14:59   ` Mark Rutland
2021-07-30 14:59     ` Mark Rutland
2021-08-06 20:52     ` Rob Herring
2021-08-06 20:52       ` Rob Herring
2021-07-30 16:47   ` Andre Przywara
2021-07-30 16:47     ` Andre Przywara
2021-07-30 17:23     ` Marc Zyngier
2021-07-30 17:23       ` Marc Zyngier

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